1SG Lisa Thomas
1SG Lisa Thomas
email:
Lisa_Thomas@sarasota.k12.fl.us
FIRST SERGEANT (1SG) LISA-MARIE THOMAS
1SG Lisa-Marie Thomas is an instructor in the JROTC Department at Sarasota Military Academy, presently teaching freshmen cadets. Prior to her arrival at SMA in February 2007, 1SG Thomas served as a Department of the Air Force Civilian at MacDill Air Force Base, where she worked as the base’s Court Reporter and Real Estate Claims Adjudicator. Previous to this, 1SG Thomas served 20 years in the United States Army, from which she retired in March of 2004.
1SG Thomas’ Army career began in the Military Police Corps, where she worked as a patrolman. Upon reassignment and promotion, she worked as a patrol supervisor/squad leader in an MP line unit. She retrained into the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps and worked as a paralegal and court reporter. After her deployment to Desert Shield/Desert Storm, she was selected to attend the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School and served as a drill sergeant at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for 2 years. She then returned to court reporting and was later selected to join the staff of the Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island, where she served as a paralegal instructor for the Navy Legalman Course and the Lead Instructor for the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard Court Reporting Courses. After her promotion to Master Sergeant, she served as the Chief Paralegal NCO, 2nd Infantry Division, South Korea, and subsequently, at U.S. Special Operations Command. She was selected to the First Sergeant Program and served as a First Sergeant in an initial entry training unit at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
A.S. in Word Processing, Monterey Peninsula College, 1987.
B.S. in Management, University of Maryland, 1997
M.S. in Public Administration, Troy University, 2005
MILITARY EDUCATION
Military Police School, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Paralegal/Court Reporter School, Naval Justice School, Newport, RI
Primary Leadership Development Course, Bad Toelz, Germany
Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN
Legal Administrator Course, Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN
Equal Opportunity Rep Course, Fort Jackson, SC
Load Planner Course (USAF), Fort Bragg, NC
U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School, Fort Jackson, SC
Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN
Instructor Training Course, Fort Jackson, SC
Master Fitness Trainer Course, Fort Benning, GA
U. S. Army First Sergeant Course
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (5th Award)
Army Commendation Medal (4th Award)
Navy Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (4th Award)
Navy Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Overseas Service Ribbon (3rd Award)
Drill Sergeant Identification Badge
Sharpshooter Rifle and Expert Grenade Badges
Army Physical Fitness Excellence Badge
Master Training Specialist Device, U.S. Navy
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Honor Graduate, Basic NCO Course
Distinguished Honor Graduate, Advanced NCO Course
Distinguished Honor Graduate (Colclough Award), Court Reporting Course
Distinguished Honor Graduate, U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School
INITIATED Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
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